Whitstable Lifeboat Station

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Coordinates: 51°21′45″N 1°1′32″E / 51.36250°N 1.02556°E / 51.36250; 1.02556
Whitstable Lifeboat Station
RNLI Lifeboat station
Whitstable Lifeboat Station.
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Country England
County Kent
Region South East England
District City of Canterbury
Town Whitstable
Location Whitstable Lifeboat Station, The Harbour, Whitstable, CT5 1AB.
 - coordinates 51°21′45″N 1°1′32″E / 51.36250°N 1.02556°E / 51.36250; 1.02556
Material Fabricated steelwork clad with timber, and concrete
Founded 1963
Owner Royal National Lifeboat Institution


Whitstable Lifeboat Station is an RNLI station located in the Whitstable in the English county of Kent.[1] The station was established in 1963.[2] The current lifeboat on the station is an Atlantic 75 B class which is named Oxford Town and Gown (B 764) which has been on the station since 2000.[3]

Gallery

  • Whistable Lifeboat Station

  • Oxford Town and Gown (B 764) Atlantic 75-class lifeboat

  • Oxford Town and Gown (B 764) Atlantic 75-class lifeboat, just after launch

  • Monday 5 April 2010, Whitstable Lifeboat.JPG
  • Monday 5 April 2010, Whitstable Lifeboat (2).JPG
  • Monday 5 April 2010, Whitstable Lifeboat (1).JPG
Neighbouring Stations to Whitstable
North Sea North Sea North Sea
Sheerness Lifeboat Station
 Margate Lifeboat Station
   'Whitstable Lifeboat Station'
  
Ramsgate Lifeboat Station

References

  1. ↑ OS Explorer Map 150 – Canterbury & the Isle of Thanet.Published: Ordnance Survey – Southampton. ISBN 978 0 319 2351 88.
  2. ↑ "RNLI Lifeboats". Whitstable Lifeboat Station – Home page. RNLI - Copyright 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013. 
  3. ↑ "B-Class Atlantic 75 production list". List of the Atlantic 75 lifeboats – Operation No. and place and date of service. Lifeboat World online - Copyright 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013. 
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